Allergies

The term allergy is used to describe a response, within the body, to a substance, which is not necessarily harmful in itself, but results in an immune response and a reaction that causes symptoms an...

Allergic Rhinitis

Allergic Conjunctivitis

Allergic reactions

Dermatophytid Reaction

Passengers engaged in eight mitigating factors less likely to report allergic reaction, researchers find

Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help.

Airborne exposure to preservative methylisothiazolinone causes severe allergic reactions

Chemicals usually cause allergic reactions through direct contact with the skin. For example, a person may develop an allergic reaction from the use of cosmetic products containing allergenic...

Tick Bites May Cause Red Meat Allergy

A new study by Susan Wolver, MD, and Diane Sun, MD, from Virginia Commonwealth University, and colleagues, discovered that the tick bite is the cause for a delayed allergic reaction to red meat. Thei...

Pfizer Submits Application For Additional Indication Of Solu Medrol In Japan

Pfizer submitted a public knowledge-based application in Japan on Sept. 12 for an additional indication for Solu-Medrol (methylprednisolone) for treatment of acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis.

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: June 11, 2012

ALLERGY AND ASTHMA Evidence for a new therapeutic target for inflammatory skin diseases Many chronic inflammatory diseases, including atopic dermatitis and asthma, are initially triggered by an aller...

Lone star tick inhabiting central and southern U.S. is primary reason for meat induced alpha-gal allergic reaction, study finds

Meat lovers living in the central and southern regions of the United States might be opting for a vegetarian lifestyle if meat comes with an unwanted side of a life-threatening allergic reaction. Acco...

People with peanut/tree nut allergies can minimize risk of reactions on airplane flights

(University of Michigan Health System) Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unabl...

Anaphylaxis: Act fast to treat this dangerous allergic reaction

Anaphylaxis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risk factors and treatment of this dangerous allergic reaction.

Pulmonary allergic reactions.

Allergic diseases of the lungs may affect the airways, the pulmonary parenchyma and the pulmonary vessels. The most relevant representatives are allergic asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, bronchop...

Morus bombycis extract suppresses mast cell activation and IgE-mediated allergic reaction in mice.

Morus bombycis Koidzumi (MB) is widely distributed throughout Korea, where it is used as a traditional folk remedy for the treatment of allergic diseases including asthma. However, the pharmacological...

Evaluation of allergic vesicular reaction to patch test using in vivo confocal microscopy.

Background: Confocal microscopy has been successfully applied both in oncologic and inflammatory diseases. In particular, it has been proved as a useful tool for the in vivo detection of microscopical...

Impairment of lung function might be related to IL-10 and IFN-γ defective production in allergic children.

A functional defect of T regulatory cells (Tregs) has been proposed as pathogenic mechanism of allergic reaction. Impairment of lung function frequently occurs in children with respiratory allergy. Th...

Allergy of calcium phosphate cement material following skull reconstruction: a case report.

The paste form of calcium phosphate cement is often used in skull reconstruction because of the biocompatibility and early handling of these cements. Although it had rarely been shown to produce a for...